Made by a Fabricista: Playing With Border Prints

Made by a Fabricista: Playing With Border Prints
If you've searched through FM's gorgeous selections like I have, you'll notice so many fun border prints. I love border prints. The can make a simple dress/top look so boutique like.






No one believes you made it with gorgeous fabrics like a border print.



Be sure to check out FM's selection of border prints! This one is in the 'as is' category. I didn't find anything wrong with the fabric. It's soft, washes well and I love the colors.

Here are some other equally pretty selections, some of which are a knit.



Border prints can spark creativity, let you create something unique, or simply spice up a simple pattern.


Normally, I use a knit border print, but this time I wanted to use a woven. I stumbled across this dress pattern shown below and knew it would make a fun dress, especially with a fun border print.


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This pattern is from StyleArc and is called the Peggy Woven Dress. I love Indy pattern companies! Have you perused the selection of FM's pattern? If not, you are in for a treat! You can see those here: FM's Sewing Pattern Selection. There are so many Indy pattern companies listed.



Ok, so back to the dress. This was a fun pattern to sew together. Plus, I was able to really 'play' with the print. With a border print such as this, you need to cut everything out on the crossgrain. If you've never done that before, it's will be okay. Just cut.



As you can see, I used the border for the pockets and part of the border for the button back bands. I tried to think of more ways but I didn't want to over-kill the effect. I played with color a little more with the buttons I chose for the back. Those buttons were in my stash.



I really love my dress. It's a perfect addition to my summer wardrobe.




Thanks for reading!
Sue from Ilove2sew!
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    Unknown: July 15, 2019

    Great idea!!

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    ZaneAnne: July 15, 2019

    Thanks for the review. I bought this pattern at FM and never thought about using a border print. Yours looks great – I'm inspired.

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    Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic): July 15, 2019

    Sue – this is a gorgeous dress and I love how you used the border print! And hanging head I own a couple of these border prints, too! LOL!

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    Robin: July 15, 2019

    Love the dress and the creativity used in placement. I have a few border prints in my stash but when I try to decide how to place pattern pieces I go blank. Seeing the use of border prints is really helpful.

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    R: July 15, 2019

    Very nice! This dress style looks great on you. Super job making the most of that border print too.

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    Schmoomom: July 15, 2019

    I have eyed that fabric for ages! LOL! It made up beautifully, and you look wonderful!

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